- Date
- April 17, 1983, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Michigan City, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23388Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830417013789A
- Case key
- 12133
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft bounced during landing and settled on the left side of the runway. During the landing roll, the left main wheel rolled off the pavement and the aircraft pulled further left and went off the runway onto wet sod. It slid on the wet sod and the left wing contacted a tree about 100 feet to the left of the runway. The landing was on runway 23 and the wind was from 315 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23388
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264086
- Airframe hours
- 2,799
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E-2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas G. Katsahnias
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- I56 · Logansport, IN
- Airport
- C39 · Chigan City, runway 23, 2,400 × 60 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 103 total · 8 in this make and model · 68 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.